I loved the tranquility of this shot. I'm sorry I didn't get around to commenting during voting (crazy week...) but just wanted to let you know. I gave it a 9... It's gorgeous. The misty background is everything. Really makes the barn "pop" out at you.
The barn really pops out of this misty background. Wish it were a bit more of a traditional looking barn - the architecture is odd to me, and the bold lettering distracts from the quiet feel of the barn and field subject. But the barn off center, surrounded by fields and trees and sky works well for me.
Fits the challenge, don't you just hate it when the weather doesn't cooperate with those bright blue skies when you want them? One of the ways to minimize that impact is to include less sky in the photo. In this case especially, unless there's something in the foreground that prevents you from doing it, I would've included more of the grooves in the field and less of the sky (even if it was blue) to add more texture and interest.
This photo doesnt have much appeal, theres a sign on a barn. if it was taken from a different angle, say, next to the barn with the camera tilted upwards, that would be more visually pleasing. also why was this photo taken in such weather conditions? you should have waited until there was a sunny day and taken the photo then at around sunrise or sunset. also another subject may have added to the effect of the photo say a rooster or chicken. 4